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anecdotic

adjective an·ec·dot·ic \ ˌa-nik-ˈdä-tik \
variants: or anecdotical play \-ˈdä-ti-kəl\

Definition of anecdotic

1 : anecdotal 2a
2 : given to or skilled in telling anecdotes
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anecdotically

play \-ˈdä-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of anecdotic

circa 1744

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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